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EBACE 2011: Flying Colours OK’d for List Stone Floor Installations

List Components of Austria (Stand 165) has selected Ontario, Canada-based Flying Colours (Stand 1935) as its preferred completion center in North America f
Aircraft

EBACE 2011: Embraer Executive Jets Names Two Executives

Embraer is boosting its sales network in Africa, with the appointment of Nigeria’s Barbedos Group as its authorized sales representative in the country, as

Sojourn sets sight on international growth

Since former Hawker Beechcraft president of commercial sales Brad Hatt formed Sojourn Aviation last year, the company has quickly moved into diverse areas
Charter & Fractional

EBACE 2011: Prague-based Grossman Jet Places Citation II in Cannes

Prague-based executive jet operator Grossmann Jet Service is to base a six-seat Cessna Citation II in Cannes, France, from early July.
ATC

EBACE 2011: Cessna Chooses Aircell Aviator 300

Cessna Aircraft has selected Aircell’s Aviator 300 satcom system as optional equipment for the Citation XLS+, Sovereign and Citation X starting with 2012 m
Charter & Fractional

VAT stifles imports, says UK charter firm

Imports of business aircraft into the UK have ground to a halt since tax authorities there scrapped its zero-VAT rating in January, according to Gama Aviat

Lufthansa Technik, Panasonic form IDair partnership

Lufthansa Technik and Panasonic Avionics have formed a 50-50 joint venture in executive/VIP cabin electronics, and the new stand-alone company–IDair (Innov

JetNet Unveils iQ and CRM to boost industry knowledge

Business aviation data provider JetNet is mark

EBACE 2011: On 25th anniversary, Bombardier looks ahead

Asked at the 1986 Farnborough airshow what market share Canadair wanted for the Challenger corporate jet, Donald Lowe said simply, “We want our third.” Low

SkyPad sets new standard for WiFi cabin control and IFE

Innotech Aviation (Stand 1827) is introducing the SkyPad wireless in-flight entertainment system, for which it recently awarded California-based Esoteric a

Aerion to subsonic set: Go with the (natural laminar) flow

The past couple of years have not been the best of times for a would-be developer to sign deals with industrial partners and customer-users for a new super

Lantal offers airsoft seating

Cabin interiors specialist Lantal is probably best known for its carpets and upholstery, but the Swiss company also has just launched its new Pneumatic Com

EBACE 2011: Jet Aviation Upgrades Singapore

Jet Aviation (Stand 7060) is upgrading and expanding its facilities in Asia to meet growing demand for service in the region.
Aircraft

EBACE 2011: King Air GTR Is a GCS First

At the NBAA convention in October, Hawker Beechcraft announced the King Air 250, the predecessor to the King Air B200GT.
Aircraft

EBACE 2011: Winglets for the Hawker 750

Hawker Beechcraft GCS also announced here at EBACE its development of an aftermarket retrofit kit for Hawker winglets on the Hawker 750.
Aircraft

EBACE 2011: Hawker Beechcraft Highlights Aftermarket Developments for Hawker 400XPR, Hawker 750 and King Air 200GTR

Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS), which provides aftermarket service and support for all aircraft platforms of the U.S.

Russia opens up about bizav reform

Business aviation companies eager to tap Russian private and corporate wealth could be in luck here in Geneva this week because the country’s economy is
Aircraft

HBC Nears Certification on 800XPR  

Hawker Beechcraft Corp.

No fault findings drop under Bombardier program

Bombardier’s product support operation has spent the past year tackling one of the more difficult problems facing aircraft manufacturers, the
Avionics

EASy II brings synthetic vision, sat-based approaches to Falcons

Honeywell’s EASy II is a major upgrade from Dassault Falcon’s original EASy cockpit configuration based on Honeywell Primus Epic avionics.
Charter & Fractional

ASM opens second branch in India

Dubai-based Aviation Services Management (ASM) recently opened a new branch in Mumbai, the company’s second in India, to accommodate an increasing number o

Dassault offers extensive support for worldwide Falcon fleet

Dassault entered the world corporate jet market in 1963 with the launch of the highly successful Falcon 20 midsize twin.

Paper giving way to digital chart data

Evidence that Jeppesen is moving rapidly toward a world cluttered with less paper can be seen in airline terminals all over the world.

Rising costs could drive bizav away from UK

Rising regulatory and administrative costs could drive business aircraft away from the UK, according to the British Business and General Aviation Associ

Frakes stacks solve soot problem

Owners and operators of Hawker Beechcraft King Airs enjoy the solid reliable performance offered by the venerable turboprops, but there is one King Air ch
Aircraft

New EVS on Falcon 7X yields operational credits

The Dassault Falcon 7X is among the first business jets to benefit from the better quality of LCD imaging for the
Aircraft

TBM 850 by the Numbers

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GE/Boeing to loan engines to ferry 747-8 BBJs

General Electric and Boeing are collaborating on a program to offer their
Aircraft

Learjet 85 has deep European roots

Bombardier’s all-composite Learjet 85 is progressing toward a first flight in 2012 with heavy engineering and manufacturing input from the company’s facil

Avidyne autopilots offer digital solutions for avionics retrofits

Avionics manufacturer Avidyne is displaying its full line of cockpit displays and flight control systems as well as its R9 integrated flight deck at this